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Letter to Editor
May 5, 1804
Jenks' Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A mechanic writes to endorse Ebenezer Mayo's nomination for Register of Deeds in the Gazette, agreeing with a prior writer on the office's public importance and urging selection based on qualifications alone, free from private motives.
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MR. JENKS,
I was pleased to notice in your last Gazette the nomination of EBENEZER MAYO Esq. for Register of Deeds ; and I fully agree with the writer in that paper, that the duties of the office are of very great public importance -All private and particular considerations should be thrown aside : and the only enquiry to be made, should be who is best qualified to discharge ALL the duties of County Register. If we act upon this principle, and suffer no private motive to interfere with the public good, I have no doubt that Mr. Mayo will be chosen.
A MECHANIC.
I was pleased to notice in your last Gazette the nomination of EBENEZER MAYO Esq. for Register of Deeds ; and I fully agree with the writer in that paper, that the duties of the office are of very great public importance -All private and particular considerations should be thrown aside : and the only enquiry to be made, should be who is best qualified to discharge ALL the duties of County Register. If we act upon this principle, and suffer no private motive to interfere with the public good, I have no doubt that Mr. Mayo will be chosen.
A MECHANIC.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Ebenezer Mayo
Register Of Deeds
Public Office
Qualifications
County Register
What entities or persons were involved?
A Mechanic.
Mr. Jenks,
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Mechanic.
Recipient
Mr. Jenks,
Main Argument
endorses ebenezer mayo for register of deeds, emphasizing that selection should prioritize qualifications for the important public duties over any private considerations.
Notable Details
Agrees With Prior Gazette Writer On Office Importance
Stresses Public Good Over Private Motives